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  2. Terminal dehydration - Wikipedia

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    Terminal dehydration is dehydration to the point of death. Some scholars make a distinction between "terminal dehydration" and "termination by dehydration". [ 1 ] Courts in the United States [ 2 ] generally do not recognize prisoners as having a right to die by voluntary dehydration, since they view it as suicide .

  3. Dehydration - Wikipedia

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    A 5-8% decrease can cause fatigue and dizziness. Loss of over 10% of total body water can cause physical and mental deterioration, accompanied by severe thirst. Death occurs with a 15 and 25% loss of body water. [4] Mild dehydration usually resolves with oral rehydration, but severe cases may need intravenous fluids.

  4. This Is How Dehydration Can Affect Your Blood Pressure - AOL

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    Dehydration can cause your blood pressure to drop and then sometimes rapidly increase in response. Lack of water lowers blood volume, which leads to lower blood pressure, Dr. Waldo says. Maskot ...

  5. Effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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    A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.

  6. Teen athlete dies from drinking too much water - AOL

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    A 17-year-old Georgia boy has died after a brain injury brought on by drinking too much water. On August 5th, Zyrees Oliver was suffering from cramps due to dehydration after football practice.

  7. Can Dehydration Cause High Blood Pressure? What Experts Say - AOL

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    Dehydration can sometimes cause low blood pressure that can lead to fainting, but not drinking enough water also can result in high blood pressure if you’re not careful. High blood pressure is ...

  8. Long-term effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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    Over time, the marijuana gateway hypothesis has been studied more and more. In one published study, the use of marijuana was shown not a reliable gateway cause of illicit drug use. [67] However, social factors and environment influence drug use and abuse, making the gateway effects of cannabis different for those in differing social circumstances.

  9. Unlike alcohol, THC impairment is hard to measure — making a ...

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    For alcohol, the cutoff is uniform: A blood alcohol concentration above 0.08 percent. But there is no standard cutoff for THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana.